Can a Graduate Degree from Oxford U help me get a salaried position in trading?

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What I said is correct: you must be first admitted to Oxford University, then by an Oxford College, and, finally, you must prove that you will be able to fund your education there.
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Not what you said prior. Reveal those specific requirements to get to the first stage, not the college.
 
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Not what you said prior. Reveal those specific requirements to get to the first stage, not the college.
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all I did was apply, three recommendations, transcripts (2 copies), statement of purpose, interview,


that's it......and i got in....congratulate me!
 
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all I did was apply, three recommendations, transcripts (2 copies), statement of purpose, interview,


that's it......and i got in....congratulate me!
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That's the exact minimal description as seen on any one of several Oxford web sites. It's a bit more complicated then that. Nice try.
 
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That's the exact minimal description as seen on any one of several Oxford web sites. It's a bit more complicated then that. Nice try.
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sorry to say that you really don't know what the hell you're talking about. Someone on here should know a bit about the Oxford application process.....if you do, back me up

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sorry to say that you really don't know what the hell you're talking about. Someone on here should know a bit about the Oxford application process.....if you do, back me up

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You certainly don't and back what up... ? Your minimal statement of requirement is found on many Oxford web pages.
 
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It is interesting how so many people think that mathematics is all about number crunching when such thinking could not be further from the truth.

I don't believe I made any references to "discipline from grad school helping in trading" after people told me that a different kind of discipline is required for trading. I don't know if I completely agree with that assertion anyways because I feel as if discipline is not ambiguous. There may be different levels of discipline but I believe that successful progression to higher levels can only be attained by passing through lower levels (i.e. a linear process). So though it may be true that grad school discipline exists at a lower level than trading discipline, I think I have to pass through the lower level before I get to the higher levels (i.e. consider the difference between an orthodox monk and someone who only fasts once a year...try taking the latter and making him fast permanently and how long do you think he will last?....notice that I said "successful progression" in the above for there are many unsucessful, i.e. non-lasting, progression paths possible which may well be non linear). So there is my take on discipline despite the fact that 99% of the people on here may find that hard to grasp...lol

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Freedom,

Perhaps in an abstract sense, graduate schooling instill discipline of the academic variety. But, I think in trading, we are talking of a DIFFERENT kind of discipline. It's called EMOTIONAL DISCIPLINE.

Emotional discipline is way way harder to master than any normal skills. Because it's the very bases of human follies and errors. To truly master the frailities of humans is to almost change yourself at a fundamental level and almost non-human detachment.

That's why it's so hard to do even though a lot of peopel understand trading intellectually. At least, that's what I found...

trader99
 
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Freedom,

Perhaps in an abstract sense, graduate schooling instill discipline of the academic variety. But, I think in trading, we are talking of a DIFFERENT kind of discipline. It's called EMOTIONAL DISCIPLINE.

Emotional discipline is way way harder to master than any normal skills. Because it's the very bases of human follies and errors. To truly master the frailities of humans is to almost change yourself at a fundamental level and almost non-human detachment.

That's why it's so hard to do even though a lot of peopel understand trading intellectually. At least, that's what I found...

trader99
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I see. So let's say that emotional discipline is way up on the discipline ladder (just before the overall discipline required for trading).

I think trading is the perfect job: it makes you master of your life (not only your physical life but virtually every aspect of your life including the soul.....for successful traders must be gods, in some sense...in the same way a god might have control over the universe he created, so too must the successful trader have control over every single aspect of his own being). I understand what it means to be a trader and what it takes to be successful. It is interesting how it is not the use of a particular system that makes a trader successful but rather his/her ability to control every aspect of his/her being. You master your soul, and you will be a magnificent trader, bottom line

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for successful traders must be gods, in some sense...in the same way a god might have control over the universe he created, so too must the successful trader have control over every single aspect of his own being

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Bonfire of the vanities....
 
Successfull traders more closely resemble pickpockets than gods, they move into the crowd take what they see is easily available and get the hell out of there.
 
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